Ben Keith

Practice Areas

Ben Keith is a leading barrister specialising in cross-border and international cases, covering Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Immigration, Public Law, Financial Crime and International Law including sanctions.

He has extensive experience of appellate proceedings across all courts, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court as well as the European Court of Human Rights and United Nations.

Keith represents governments, political and military figures, business leaders, and human rights defenders in the most sensitive cases. He has significant expertise in human rights, extradition, and asylum proceedings in post-Soviet states including Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Kazakhstan. He is sought after to represent politically exposed persons and High Net Worth individuals in extradition proceedings and INTERPOL Red Notice cases. He also specialises in complex asylum claims for politicians.

As a leading authority on the removal of INTERPOL Red Notices for clients facing politically motivated allegations and the use of transnational repression by foreign governments, Keith co-founded and edits the Red Notice Monitor blog. He is also an expert in Immigration and Public law, appointed to the Attorney General's 'A' Panel of counsel, dealing with the most complex Immigration cases for the UK government.

In 2021, Ben Keith was named International Pro Bono Barrister of the Year.

Career

Appointments:

*Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).

*Attorney General’s A list Counsel.

Professional Memberships

DELF, ECBA, CBA & IBA.